Heap Sort: The Algorithmic Antics
Heap sort, a sorting algorithm so chaotic, it'll make you laugh, cry, and wonder how it's even possible.
It's like a big ol' heap of bananas, and we're gonna sort them in a way that'll make you question the very fabric of reality.
Here's a step-by-step guide on how to sort those bananas:
- Build a max-heap from the unsorted list. Yeah, just pile those bananas on top of each other like a tower of doom.
- Get the root node (the top banana). It's like the king of the heap, but don't worry, it'll get replaced soon.
- Sift through the rest of the heap, find the largest banana and swap it with the root node. Repeat this process until the heap is sorted.
- And there you have it! A sorted list, but at what cost? The bananas are now traumatized and will never be the same.
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